cricket

crick-et · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A team sport played with a bat and ball on a large oval field, popular in Britain, Australia, India, and other Commonwealth countries.

  2. 2.

    A leaping insect related to grasshoppers, the male of which produces a chirping sound.

Forms

plural: crickets

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    not cricket — (British informal) unfair or unsportsmanlike
  • •
    cricket match — a game of cricket
  • •
    test cricket — international cricket matches played over five days

Related words

See also: bat, crickets, grasshopper

Etymology

The sport name is of uncertain origin, possibly from Old French criquet meaning "goal post, stick." The insect name is from Old French criquet, imitative of its sound.